Karl Marx · Gustav Kirchhoff Were Karl Marx and Gustav Kirchhoff alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Gustav Kirchhoff were alive at the same time for 59 years, from 1824 to 1883. Karl Marx was 5 when Gustav Kirchhoff was born.Gustav Kirchhoff was 59 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Gustav KirchhoffGerman physicistBorn 12 March 1824 · died 17 October 1887, aged 63 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxGustav KirchhoffMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert Einstein Karl Marx and Gustav Kirchhoff in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.